Important
It is possible that the main title of the report Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)is not the name you expected.
Synonyms
- Connective Tissue Disease
- MCTD
General Discussion
Mixed connective tissue disease (MTCD) is a rare connective tissue disorder. MCTD is used to describe what may be an overlapping group of connective tissue disorders that cannot be diagnosed in more specific terms. These disorders include systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, and scleroderma. Individuals with MCTD have symptoms of each of these disorders including arthritic, cardiac, pulmonary and skin manifestations; kidney disease; muscle weakness; and dysfunction of the esophagus. The exact cause of mixed connective tissue disease is unknown.
Resources
Scleroderma Research Foundation
220 Montgomery Street
Suite 1411
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Tel: 4158349444
Fax: 4158349177
Tel: 8004412873
Email: info@sclerodermaRESEARCH.org
Internet: http://www.srfcure.org
Scleroderma Foundation
300 Rosewood Drive
Byfield, MA 01922
Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
USA
Tel: 9784635843
Fax: 9784635809
Tel: 8007224673
Email: sfinfo@scleroderma.org
Internet: http://www.scleroderma.org
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe, MI 48021-2227
Tel: (586)776-3900
Fax: (586)776-3903
Tel: (800)598-4668
Email: aarda@aarda.org
Internet: http://www.aarda.org/
National Marfan Foundation
22 Manhasset Avenue
Port Washington, NY 11050
Tel: (516)883-8712
Fax: (516)883-8040
Tel: (800)862-7326
Email: staff@marfan.org
Internet: http://www.marfan.org
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L Street NW
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Tel: 2023491155
Fax: 2023491156
Tel: 8005580121
Email: info@lupus.org
Internet: http://www.lupus.org
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
8120 Woodmont Ave
Suite 530
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: (301)718-0300
Fax: (301)718-0322
Tel: (800)475-6473
Internet: http://www.sjogrens.org
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
USA
Tel: 4048727100
Fax: 4048720457
Tel: 8005684045
Email: help@arthritis.org
Internet: http://www.arthritis.org
NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
USA
Tel: 3014954484
Fax: 3017186366
Tel: 8772264267
TDD: 3015652966
Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info
Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick, NJ 08723
Tel: (732)664-9259
Email: autoimmunehelp@aol.com
Internet: http://www.aininc.org
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Jeroen Bosch Hospital
Dept. Paediatrics
P.O. Box 90153
Hertogenbosch, 5200 ME's
Netherlands
Tel: +31 73-6992965
Fax: +31 73-6992948
Email: info@esid.org
Internet: http://www.esid.org
AutoImmunity Community
Tel: (919)-55-2-9057
Email: bandrews@autoimmunitycommunity.org
Internet: http://autoimmunitycommunity.org
Cogan's Contact Network
PO Box 145
Freehold, NJ 07728
USA
Tel: 5742580804
TDD: 7324091031
Email: uscogans@juno.com
Internet: http://www.coganssyndrome.info/
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Last Updated: 10/12/2007
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